PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 January 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Ven. Archdeacon F.vans, of New Plymouth, has been offered and has accepted the position of Anglltan chaplain on board the hospital ship Mahcno. Mr. 0. M. Lepper attended the meetins of the Taranaki Hospital Board yesterday. He was granted, three months' leave of absence. A T.ondon cablegram reports the ileutk of Mr. Arnold Morley, aged' 07, who was » member of Parliament for Nottingham from 1880-1895, and Postmaster'-Geaeral from 1892-18&3. A cable has been received, from M > * C. I). Grant, late headmi>trc--.s nf i.'uGirls' High .School, announcing n«r -ui.> arrival at Alexandria, Ki'vpi, Grant's address is care of Cook's r..sii-Nt Agency, Alexandria.

The following Taranaki nur.»e« have passed the State examination:- Hurries Cissie A. Hill (Patea), Catherine Mu'r. Mary Glentwortli, Eleanor CoiliK Gladys Gill (Xew 'Plymouthl, all <,;• whom received 75 per cent, or over The following were MUTe^ful:-

Nurses l.i/Jdie I'raser (Xew l'lvinoiids). (Irace JJaxter (Stratford i; and Mildred D. Break (Xew Plymouth). By the death of Mr. J. Soli man, at Ox. ford, nit the ripe age of 88 yeaiv. one ol the last active participants in the Dominion in the Indian' Mutiny passp<l away. Mr. Sohman wax a (".nrklij. nml was one of the friendly native-. «]m secured the escape and saved the life of the late Sir Franrofi Wilson, f.ir which act lie feocive.i a wMi-ion. Air. Sohman had been hnaiided for Iw.i or more years.

,The doalh occurred at Wi-llinylim the other day of Captain liciij.imin Hern, aged (17. The late Capt'ln ['.cyii v,a-< well known ill Weilir,n ( . arilv'-'I in New Zealand in the ship .leJ-ir Headman in IS7O. aettlin;.; in in wi,Yh province iie : :i;.iii! d fi.v .'.owe lime. In later years lie w.i- u,u ...r of various coastal craft, and he l,;-eame ,•> prominent officer of the Seamen's Union, representing that body at sown I iiuportiinl conferences in Australia. I'c leaves « widow, one son and three d u./.usrs,